Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with proportion of medication error reporting among nurses at selected Federal Ministry of Health level hospitals, Addis Ababa 2015 (n = 397)
Variables | Medication error reporting practice | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Crude | Adjusted | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 91 | 122 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Female | 137 | 47 | 0.256 (0.167–0.393) | 0.273 (0.165–0.450)* |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 153 | 138 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Married | 75 | 31 | 0.458 (0.284–0.739) | 0.454 (0.251–0.821)* |
Medication error experience | ||||
 Yes | 94 | 104 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 134 | 65 | 0.438 (0.292–0.659) | 0.445 (0.274–0.722)* |
I made medication errors | ||||
 Yes | 170 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 58 | 24 | 0.485 (0.287–0.820) | 0.426 (0.230–0.789)* |
Should errors be reported | ||||
 Yes | 132 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 96 | 24 | 0.228 (0.137–0.377) | 0.151 (0.082–0.277)* |
Error reporting leads to beneficial and constructive activity | ||||
 Yes | 197 | 159 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 31 | 10 | 0.400 (0.190–0.840) | 0.881 (0.334–2.322) |
Working area: Intensive care unit | ||||
 Yes | 39 | 24 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 8 | 23 | 4.672 (1.804–12.101) | 4.471 (0.502–13.307) |
Religion: Protestant | ||||
 Yes | 165 | 142 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 34 | 14 | 0.478 (0.247–0.927) | 0.672 (0.296–1.525) |